Water insecurity is a significant, heavily gendered and growing driver of poverty, vulnerability and risk in many low- and middle-income countries. Without urgent action, its prevalence and impact will only increase, as climate change and rapid urbanisation exacerbate existing water security...

The authors examine how institutions that enforce contracts between two parties-producers and consumers-interact in a competitive market with one-sided asymmetric information and productivity shocks. They compare an informal enforcement mechanism, reputation, the efficacy of which is enhanced by...

The authors examine how institutions that enforce contracts between two parties-producers and consumers-interact in a competitive market with one-sided asymmetric information and productivity shocks. They compare an informal enforcement mechanism, reputation, the efficacy of which is enhanced by...